This summer Bridget will continue working part-time at K-Mart and spending time at home with her family. Well that is what she thought all her summer would be until she picked up opportunity and ran with it.

In June Bridget had the opportunity to help with the Kansas State FFA Convention where she talked about her major within the College of Agriculture to FFA members.

After convention concluded Bridget started volunteering at the Hope Ranch and Therapeutic Riding Center. Hope Ranch uses horses to provide activities and therapy to those who have physical, emotional or developmental challenges.

“This allowed me to two things I love, help people in need while at the same time learning a lot more about the equine industry,” Bridget says.

As if those activities weren’t enough, Bridget also began working at Purple Wave Auction as a temporary/part-time marketing administrative assistant. This position has allowed her to learn more about the equipment side of agriculture.

To wrap things up this summer, she attended Agricultural Media Summit the first week of August in Albuquerque, NM as part of Kansas State’s Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow student organization.

She says her summer has been one to remember and she enjoyed every minute of it!

Sigma Alpha

Sigma Alpha, Alpha Omega chapter, is a professional agriculture sorority on the Kansas State University campus. Girls apart of Sigma Alpha have a strong passion for agriculture, and wish to develop skills to help contribute to the industry.

“The objective of this sorority shall be to promote its members in all facets of agriculture and to strengthen the bonds of friendship among them. It is the purpose of the members to strive for achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service, and to further the development of excellence in women pursuing careers in agriculture.”

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